Trailer hitch



Qst. 20, 1931. .1. P. ANDREASEN TRAILER HITCH Filed Aug. 25, 1930 Patented Oct. 20, 1931 JENS PETER ANDREASEN, OFBOs WICKNEBRAsKAJ TRAILEn ntros,

Application filed August 25, 19s .q sar'1ama. 477,655.; I I V The objectof my invention is to provide an improvedtrailer hitch which permlts the tongue of the hitch to move up and down' without hindering or interfering with the following of the trailer and which permits the trailer to follow in the same track as the car pulling it, making for easy turning; and to provide the novel combination and arrangement of parts shown and'hereinafter described. 1 I attain these and other objects of my invention by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which, Figure-1 is a top plan view of the inven- I v lcilig. 2 is a longitudinal section of same; Fig. 3 is a detailed view of several ofthe parts of the device. 7 Like numerals designate like partsin each of the several views.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

there is illustrated a conventional chassis "1 I on the rear truck 2 and forward truck 3 with rear axle 4 and front cross beam 5 with center bar or iron'reach 6 to :which radius rods 7 are connected as at 8, as shown injFig. 2. I provide horizontally disposed tongue bars which are closed together at the forward end to form the eye'm'ember 17 to per mit of the bolt 18 being inserted through the opening 17a. The bolt 16 extends through the rear end of tongue bars 15 and throughv the spaced reinforcement plates 23, as shown in F igs. 1 and 2, to provide a pivot member for tongue bars 15. Bolt 16 passes through the reach, subton'gue-and plates right behind the axle. The plates 23 are bolted to the axle with four b0lts,as shown in Fig. 1.

I provide a ball'member. 14a aflixed to one of the tongue bars 15.. Pivotally connected with this ball member 14a is the socket member 14 on the end of the turnbuckle 12. Turnbuckle 12 has the usual turnbuckle nected by member ll to the knuckle Member 11 preferably is a clevis.

Either a single turnbuckle 12 and associjoint 9.

ated parts, as shown in Fig.1, or a pairof 7 same may be provided; Tongue bars15 are.

sleeve 13 and on its other end is pivotally con connected by pivot '16 to member 6 to permit 'of side swinging movementof the tongue bars v in operation. I I

II provide a trailer hitch tongue 19, having; aclevis 22 in its forward end" and having vertically disposed metal straps 20 at its rear end, said straps terminating in the upright 7 segment extensions 21. The straps 20 are also apertured and are pivotally connected by. V. a suitable pivot bolt 18 through aperture 17a of block 17 which is bolted between the forward ends of. the horizontal tongue bars 15, as shown in Fig. 3.

In operation the pivotal connection 18 be-Q tween the tongue 19 and the tongue bars 15' permits of up and down movement without hindering or interfering with the following of thetrailer; while the pivot 16 permits of all necessary lateral movement of side barsp 15. v The turnbuckle 12 provides a rigid but adjustable connection between tongue bar 15 and the steering knuckle (or knuckles) 9 andparallel rod 10, The reach 6 is secured to both axles,there' being proportionate'pull on. both axles.

tract as the car-pulling it, making for easy axle andpasses throughthe subton'gue, up

per and lower reinforcement plates 23, and

the reach 6, making a very secure fastening for all parts.

What I claim is; v

' 1. In a trailer hitch, the combination of a" tongue, vertically disposed straps afiixedto and extending rearwardly from the tongue, the straps having I upright segmental extensions on the rear ends thereof, horizontally. disposed bars havinga block boltedbetween' the forward ends ofsa me tongue bars, a pivotal connection'between the metalstraps and the tongue bar to permit of up and down pivotal movement of the tongue, and a pivotal, connection between the rear end of the tongue bars and the reach or center bar. of

[the chassis frame to permit of lateral move- .ment. V

2. In a trailer hitch, the combination of a I t ngue, vertically disposed straps aflixed to" The trailer follows in the same 75 i and extending rearwardly from the tongue, the straps having uprightsegmental extensions on the rear ends thereof, horizontally disposed bars having a block bolted between the forward ends of same, a pivotal connection between the metal straps and the tongue 7 bar to permit ofnp and. down pivotal movement-oi the tongue, at pivotal connection be j tween the rear end of the tongue bars and the reach or oenter'bar of the chassisfi'ame, a L

turnbuckle having; oneendzpivotallyrconnecn ed to one of the horizontal tongue bars and having the other end pivotally connected-" with the outerend of a steering knuckle. j w

J ENS PETER, ANDREASEN. 

